Louis Orr
Basketball, 1980
2006 Letterwinner of Distinction
A second-round selection in the 1980 National Basketball Association Draft, Orr played for two seasons with the Indiana Pacers and for six with the New York Knicks. He began his coaching career as an assistant at Xavier University and then had a stop at Providence College before re-joining the Orange program in 1996. Orr landed his first head coaching position in 2000 at Siena College. After leading the Saints to a 20-11 record and a share of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title, Orr moved to Seton Hall to lead the Pirates program. He had a five-year record of 80-69 at Seton Hall.
2006 Letterwinner of Distinction
Louis Orr was part of the Orange basketball program as a four-year letterwinner and as an assistant coach for four years. He earned All-America honors as a senior in 1980. His last year for the Orange was the first for The BIG EAST Conference. Orr earned spots on the inaugural All-BIG EAST First Team and BIG EAST Tournament Team. The Cincinnati, Ohio native was part of the famous “Louis and Bouie” tandem, with four-year teammate Roosevelt Bouie.
A member of four NCAA Tournament teams during his Syracuse career, Orr led the Orange in rebounding as a senior (8.5 per game). He is 23rd on Syracuse’s career scoring list (1,487) and 10th on the all-time rebounding list (881). His 27 double-doubles (scoring and rebounding) is ninth in the Syracuse record book. Orr was one of 25 Orange standouts named to the Syracuse University All-Century Team in 1999-2000.
